SEOUL , South Korea -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- One could say she has the determination ... but lacks the drive .

Driving agency estimates woman has spent more than $ 2,888 in exam fees .

A 68-year-old South Korean woman this week signed up to take her driving test once again -- after failing to earn a license the first 771 times .

The woman , identified only as Cha , first took the written portion of the exam in April 2005 , said Choi Young-cheol of the Driver 's License Agency in the southwestern city of Jeonju .

At the time , she made her living selling goods door-to-door and figured she would need a car to help her get around , Choi told CNN .

She failed the test . She retook the test the next day and failed again . And again . And again .

`` You have to get at least 60 points to pass the written part , '' said Kim Rahn , who wrote about the unflappable woman in the Korea Times , an English-language daily . `` She usually gets under 50 . ''

In the beginning , Cha went to the license office almost every day . Now , she no longer works but still turns up once a week , Choi said .

The office estimates she has spent more than 4 million won -LRB- $ 2,888 -RRB- in exam fees .

Cha 's last failed attempt was Monday .

She tries for the 772nd time either Thursday or Friday .

-- CNN 's Kathy Paik and Saeed Ahmed contributed to this report .

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68-year-old South Korean woman has signed up to take her 772nd driving test

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She first took the written portion of the exam in April 2005

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License office estimates she has spent $ 2,888 on test applications